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R Kelly has been convicted of six out of 13 counts he faced in a trial in his hometown of Chicago, it has been reported.The I Believe I Can Fly singer – real name Robert Sylvester Kelly – faced 13 counts in court, including creating and receiving child pornography, obstruction of justice and enticing minors into sexual activity.

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R Kelly has been convicted by a federal jury of several counts of child pornography in his hometown Chicago.The chart-topping artist, 55, was found guilty of three counts of child pornography and three counts of child enticement.However, the dad-of-three was acquitted on a fourth count of pornography as well as a conspiracy to obstruct justice after he was accused of fixing his state child pornography trial back in 2008.READ MORE: R Kelly taken off suicide watch in jail following 30-year sentence for sex crimesHe was found not guilty on all three counts of conspiring to receive child pornography and for two further enticement charges.His two co-defendants were found not guilty on all charges.This decision comes after a federal judge in New York sentenced the I Believe I Can Fly singer to 30 years in prison back in June 2019 for racketeering and sex trafficking. Going off of that sentence, Kelly will not be eligibly for release until he is approximately 80 years old.But that doesn't mean that the legal challenges for the singer is over yet, with two further trials set to take place later this year - one in Minnesota and another in state court at Chicago.Kelly - who rose to fame from a life of poverty on Chicago's South Side to blossom into a Grammy-winning superstar - sold millions of albums even after abuse allegations began circulating in the 1990s.

A juror in R Kelly’s latest criminal trial has been dismissed from the case after reportedly suffering a panic attack. The I Believe I Can Fly singer – real name Robert Sylvester Kelly – is currently facing child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in Chicago. Kelly, 55, is facing 13 counts including creating and receiving child pornography, obstruction of justice and enticing minors into sexual activity.He has denied all charges.It is separate to Kelly’s New York trial in June, which culminated with the singer being sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. On Monday, the prosecution rested their case before the defence teams began their closing arguments. However, one of the jurors – a white woman reported to work for a public library – is said to have suffered a panic attack during a break in proceedings. According to the Chicago Tribune, the juror told courtroom personnel that she ‘doesn’t think she can go on one minute more’ and that even waiting overnight would not help. US District Judge Harry Leinenweber reportedly informed the courtroom that, following a short discussion, the woman was being replaced by an alternate juror, with her stand-in said to be a white man possibly in his 60s. ‘My inclination is to excuse her,’ Leinenweber reportedly told the court.It’s said that both jurors stated they have not seen the docu-series Surviving R Kelly, which features multiple claims of sexual abuse from women about the R&B singer. Monday’s court proceedings featured around four hours of closing arguments, with prosecutors kicking off the day followed by the lawyer for Kelly’s ex-business manager, Derrel McDavid, and former employee Milton ‘June’

R. Kelly kept an ugly side of his life hidden as he escaped poverty in Chicago and rose to pop music stardom, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the singer's trial on charges accusing him of enticing girls for sex and rigging a 2008 child pornography case. Kelly’s lead attorney implored jurors during her opening statement at the federal trial in Chicago not to accept what she said was the prosecution’s portrayal of her client as "a monster." Going back to the 1990s, much of the world knew Kelly solely by his hit songs, including the chart-topping inspirational anthem "I Believe I Can Fly," U.S.

R Kelly is suing the Metropolitan Center Brooklyn for placing him on suicide watch due to being a ‘high-profile inmate’ and for ‘purely punitive reasons’, says his lawyer.The I Believe I Can Fly singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison last week after being convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges.He faced life behind bars for masterminding an elaborate scheme to entice and sexually exploit young aspiring singers and underage children.The producer was previously found guilty on all nine counts against him, including multiple counts of racketeering, with the charges relating to bribery and forced labour, by a jury in September last year.Kelly – who denied all charges – was also found in violation of an anti-sex trafficking law known as the Mann Act.The disgraced performer and producer is now suing MDC Brooklyn – the detention centre where he is being held – for placing him on suicide watch as a form of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’, as he denies being suicidal, according to court documents obtained by People magazine.In a statement to the publication, Kelly’s lawyer Jennifer Bonjean said: ‘MDC has a policy of placing high profile individuals under the harsh conditions of suicide watch whether they are suicidal or not (this was done recently with Ghislaine Maxwell).’Claiming that the prison ‘is being run like a gulag’, Bonjean added: ‘My partner and I spoke with Mr.

R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a US federal court in New York for masterminding an elaborate scheme to entice and sexually exploit young aspiring singers and underage children. The 55-year-old was found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering which involved women and underage children.Kelly’s sentence follows his conviction on multiple counts of racketeering, relating to bribery and forced labour, by a jury in September last year.The sentence comes nearly 30 years since the first allegation was made.READ MORE: R Kelly guilty of sex trafficking after 'exploiting stardom to recruit victims'His conviction will be seen as a triumph for survivors of sexual violence.Ahead of his sentencing, victims made statements and one who went by the alias Angela said that he "grew in wickedness" with "every addition of a new victim".She said that the victims will "reclaim their names" and are "no longer the preyed-upon individuals they once were".

multiple counts of racketeering, with the charges relating to bribery and forced labour, by a jury in September last year.Kelly, 55, was also found in violation of an anti-sex trafficking law known as the Mann Act.The singer, who denied all charges, was found guilty on all nine counts against him following a six-week trial in Brooklyn, New York.His conviction carries a minimum sentence of 10 years, but he may receive a sentence of up to life imprisonment for his crimes.Federal prosecutors have asked for a sentence ‘in excess of 25 years’ though the singer’s own lawyers have asked he receive under 10.Several victims of his abuses are expected to give victim impact statements to the court, and Kelly himself may even make statements, having declined to take the stand during the trial.The singer – real name Robert Sylvester Kelly – has been detained at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn since the verdict.As the US singer found fame after he performed on the talent TV show Big Break as part of the group MGM in 1989, but he left the group in 1993 to launch his solo career.Kelly’s debut solo album 12 Play was released in November of that year, which featured his first number one hit Bump N’ Grind.In 1998, he was nominated for several Grammy awards for his song I Believe I Can Fly, which won him best male R&B vocal performance, best R&B song and best song written for a motion picture, television or other visual media.The song became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings, advertisements and elsewhere, including the inauguration of former US president Barack Obama in 2008.Kelly went on to release a total of six studio albums and worked with famous faces in the music industry including Jay-Z,

Federal prosecutors say embattled R&B star R. Kelly should spend at least 25 years in jail for sexually abusing women and girls. The recommendation comes after a New York City jury found the "I Believe I Can Fly" singer guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, and other counts at a sex-trafficking trial last year.

Kim Kardashian has revealed she scrapped a grim R Kelly joke form her Saturday Night Live monologue after receiving advice form comedian Amy Schumer.In the latest episode of the Kardashians – which just landed on Hulu and Disney+ - the star admits she paid comedian Amy a visit to discuss her hosting stint and was put off including a joke about the infamous rapper.In the doc, Kim said: “I know I have privilege but I still struggle. Like most of the things that I wear, it’s really hard to pee.

Well, this is monumental news if true…

The singer is best known for his 1996 song I Believe I Can Fly.He was also the subject of two documentary series about the allegations against him, called Surviving R Kelly.The first was a Lifetime documentary which aired over three nights in January 2019.In February of that year, his record label RCA Records ended their working relationship with him.He was formally charged in that month as well with aggravated criminal sexual abuse.A second series of the documentary also aired in January 2020.This was entitled Surviving R.

R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday of racketeering in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

A jury resumed deliberations in New York City on Monday in the sex trafficking trial of R&B singer R. Kelly after kicking off final deliberations last Friday.  Jurors began the day by sending the judge a note asking for transcripts of testimony by two former Kelly employees and for a legal clarification.

Sad, but not totally surprising…

R&B star R. Kelly will face an anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women when his New York City sex trafficking trial goes forward next week with opening statements.

R Kelly is going to be moved to a jail in New York City ahead of him facing trial in August.

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